A high-powered delegation from The Federated Merchandising Group, (Macy’s), one of the biggest departmental stores in the USA visited Dankotuwa Porcelain’s Factory recently to see firsthand the Company’s manufacturing processes.

Headed by Ms. Claudia Wong the delegation comprised the Group’s General Managers from Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Turkey.

The Federated Merchandising Group chose Colombo as the venue for this year’s Asia/Europe Annual General Meeting. The delegation took the opportunity to visit manufacturers and marketers who supply products to the Federated Departmental Stores.

Ms. Wong said that the delegation was very impressed with the latest technology, innovation, manufacturing processes, new product development and marketing at DPL. She added that DPL was ‘truly a world class company’.

DPL’s Chairman Sunil G. Wijesinha said that the fact that DPL had been supplying tableware to The Federated Merchandising Group for the past fourteen years showed the confidence the Group had in its range of products. He added that DPL was constantly innovating and upgrading its product range. The Company recently engaged the services of German expert Dr. Wolf Karnagel to direct the DPL team in improving and developing new designs. Karnagel counts several years in industrial designing and has been a freelance designer for Amboss, Hutschenreuther, lonia, Lufthansa, Rosenthal, Villeroy and Boch.

"DPL’s significant increase in the export market is a result of new developments and improved technical know how. Dr. Karnagel’s contribution has been of great significance. He directed DPL’s Designing Department in order to meet growing market trends with new and versatile body and surface designs’ Acting CEO Sarath Mallawa Arachchi added.